Academic Calendar: Preparatory School
September 2019
Thursday, September 5 – Sunday, September 8
Fall Placement and Seating Auditions
Thursday, September 12
Youth Chorale/Camerata begin
Friday, September 13
Sr MYWE, Jr MYWE, MYWE CB begin
Friday Baroque Ensembles and CHIPS rehearsals begin
Saturday, September 14
First Day of Fall Semester
Classical and CI Ensemble Rehearsals, classes and lessons begin
Jazz Classes begin
Trombone Choir begins
CHIPS coaching begins
Saturday, September 21
Jazz Ensembles begin
Concerto and Baroque competition applications available
String Workshop
Saturday, September 28
Jazz Lessons begin
Chamber music rehearsals start
Piano Workshop
String Recital
October 2019
Saturday, October 5
Registration Deadline: late fees incurred after today
String Workshop
Piano Recital
Saturday, October 12
Prep Concerto and Baroque Competition Applications Due
Piano Workshop
String Recital
Sunday, October 13
Composer’s Celebration Concert 3:00 PM
Saturday, October 19
Voice Workshop
String Workshop
Woodwind Workshops
Guitar Workshop, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Piano Recital
Saturday, October 26
Piano Workshop
Guitar Recital, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
String Recital
Woodwind Recital
Voice Recital
November 2019
Saturday, November 2
String Workshop
Piano Recital
Sunday, November 3
Concerto Competition Preliminaries, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Baroque Competition, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Saturday, November 9
Brass Workshop, 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Piano Workshop
String Recital
Sunday, November 10
Concerto Competition Finals, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
String Workshop
Piano Recital
Suzuki Concert 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Monday, November 18
YS Concert in Jordan Hall, 7:30 PM
Thursday, November 21
CHIPS/YPO Concert in Jordan Hall, 7:30 PM
Friday, November 22
YC Concert at Church of the Covenant, 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 23
String Practice Workshop
Woodwind Workshop
String Recital
Wednesday, November 27 – Sunday, December 1
Thanksgiving Vacation – No Events, Classes, Lessons, or Rehearsals
December 2019
Friday, December 6
Tourjee Singers at Church of the Covenant, 7:00 PM
Saturday, December 7
Piano Workshop
String Practice Workshop
Voice Workshop
Guitar Workshop 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Jazz Recital
Woodwind Recital
Piano Seminar Intermediate I Recital 1:00 PM
Angel Ramon Rivera Senior Piano Seminar Recital 3:00 PM
Children’s Choruses Concert in Black Box Theater, 4:00 PM
Sunday, December 8
YRO Concert in Jordan Hall, 8:00 PM
Friday, December 13
YJO Concert in Brown Hall, 7:30 PM
Saturday, December 14
Jazz Recital
Piano Recital
Piano Seminar Prep & Jr. Recital 9:00 AM
Piano Seminar Intermediate II Recital 1:00 PM
Piano Seminar Advanced I Recital 2:00 PM
Guitar Recital 11:00 – 12:00 PM
YBE, TC, and CC Concert in Williams Hall, 12:00 PM
Cello Choir and SCO Concert in Black Box Theater, 12:00 PM
Monday, December 16
Sr. MYWE Concert in Jordan Hall, 7:30 PM
Tuesday, December 17
MYWE CB and Jr. MYWE Concert in Jordan Hall, 7:30 PM
Saturday, December 21
Winter String Orchestra Festival 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Jazz Recital
Voice Recital 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
No classical classes, lessons, ensembles, or chamber
Jazz classes, ensembles, and lessons will meet
Sunday, December 22 – Tuesday, January 7th
Winter Vacations – No Prep classes, lessons, or rehearsals
January 2020
Wednesday, January 8
Handel and Haydn partnership recital in Williams Hall, 7:30 PM
Friday, January 10
Sr. & Jr. MYWE, MYWE CB and Friday Baroque Ensembles resume rehearsals
Saturday, January 11
Piano Workshop
String Practice Workshop
Jazz Recital
Sunday, January 12
Baroque Ensembles Concert 11:30 AM in Williams Hall
Thursday, January 16
Youth Chorale/Camerata rehearsals resume
Saturday, January 18
Chamber Workshop
Woodwind Workshop
Jazz Recital
CI Mashup in Eben Jordan, 12:00 PM
Tuesday, January 21
YJO Concert in Jordan Hall, 7:30 PM
Saturday, January 25 – Spring Semester Begins
String Workshop
Brass Workshop
Woodwinds Recitals
Piano Recital
Prep Voice Class Recital
Harp Recital 11:30 AM
AFC Competition
Sunday, January 26
Chamber Music Festival, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM in Pierce Hall, Williams Hall, Brown Hall & Keller Room
February 2020
Saturday, February 1 – Sunday, February 2
Contemporary Music Festival
Saturday, February 1
Contemporary Festival Concert in Jordan Hall, 12 PM
Guitar Workshop 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM\
String Recital
Tuesday, February 4
YS/YPO Concert in Jordan Hall, 7:30 PM
Saturday, February 8
Piano Workshop
String Practice Workshop
Guitar Recital 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Saturday, February 15
Prep Winter Vacation – No classes, lessons or rehearsals
Saturday, February 22
String Workshop
Piano Recital
Saturday, February 29
Piano Workshop
String Recital
March 2020
Thursday, March 5
JRO/YRO Concert in Jordan Hall, 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 7
First date for scheduling required spring student recitals
String Workshop
Piano Recital
Saturday, March 14
Spring Break – No classes, lessons, or rehearsals
Saturday, March 21
Piano Workshop
Voice Workshop
String Recital
First date for scheduling non-required spring student recitals
Saturday, March 28
String Workshop
Piano Recital
Voice Recital
April 2020
Saturday, April 4
Woodwind Workshop
Piano Workshop
String Recital
Saturday, April 11
String Workshop
Guitar Workshop 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Woodwind Recital
Piano Recital
Wednesday, April 15
Camerata with college in Symphony Hall, 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 18
Piano Workshop
Brass Workshop
String Recital
Piano Seminar Intermediate I Recital 1:00 PM
Angel Ramon Rivera Senior Piano Seminar Recital 3:00 PM
Guitar Recital 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Harp Fest in Williams Hall, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Saturday, April 25
String Practice Workshop
Voice Workshop
Piano Seminar Prep and Jr. Recital 9:00 AM
Piano Seminar Intermediate II Recital 1:00 PM
Piano Seminar Advanced I Recital 2:00 PM
Jazz Recital
Piano Recital
Harp Recital
Sunday, April 26
YPO Concert 8:00 PM in Jordan Hall
May 2020
Saturday, May 2
NEC Gala
String Practice Workshop
Jazz Evaluations
Sunday, May 3
Suzuki Concert in Brown Hall, 10:15 AM
Tuesday, May 5
CHIPS Concert in Jordan Hall, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, May 6
YJO Concert in Brown Hall, 7:30
Saturday, May 9th
Evaluation Day – No private lessons, chamber music, piano seminar, eurhythmics (Suzuki Ensemble and Jazz classes/lessons etc. will run as usual)
Jazz Recitals
Sunday, May 10
Baroque Ensemble Concert 11:30 AM in Williams Hall
Thursday, May 14
YS Concert in Jordan Hall, 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 16
Makeup evaluation day
Jazz Recital
Voice Recital
CI Mashup Concert in Eben Jordan 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Young Composer’s Concert in Williams Hall, 6:00 PM
Monday, May 18
Trombone Choir, and MYWE Concert Band Concert in Jordan Hall, 7:30 PM
Tuesday, May 19
Youth Brass Ensemble and Jr MYWE Concert in Jordan Hall, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, May 20
MYWE Concert in Jordan Hall, 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 23
Makeup lessons and classes
Chamber Music Festival 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Jazz Recitals
Composition Seminar Recital in Eben Jordan, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, May 27
TS, YC, Camerata Concert in Jordan Hall, 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 30
Prep Graduation 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
June 2020
Monday, June 1
Chamber Music Showcase in Jordan Hall, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, June 3
Handel and Haydn partnership recital in Williams Hall, 7:30 PM
Thursday June 4
YPO Concert with Youth Chorale, 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 6
SRO and PSO Concert, 12:00 PM
YRO Melba Sandberg Memorial Concert in Jordan Hall, 2:00 PM
Friday, June 12
Piano Tour Send-Off Concert, 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 13
PSO/JRO Concert in Jordan Hall, 3:00 PM
Sunday, June 14
Children’s Chorus Concert in Jordan Hall, 2:00 PM